Truck guys

[JOACH1M]

im looking at diesel trucks...dont ask why i have always liked them. Anyway im looking at dodge and chevy, i dont want anything newer then a 04. i want to put a big fuel injection system with a turbo. I dont know much about diesel engines, but i hear cummin's engines are the best out there. Also another question, if i go with a turbo, should i go with a twin turbo or a single?

Edit: 4x4 aswell

[68ZooM]

well i would suggest a Cummings engine since you can't find any with Caterpillar power yet, single turbo is all you will need, you can change the button in the injector pump to allow more fuel into the injectors, keep the stock turbo on it unless you plan on doing some heavy hauling, you can also add performance chips, i did that to my Ford and it greatly improved all aspects. But if you want Cummings power stick with Dodge, then Ford would be my second choice, stay away from the Duramax Diesels there not so good longevity wise at least that's what i've heard from local owners of them.  I live a what you would call a cowboy town mostly Dodges and Fords as far as Diesel power goes.

[Melvin]

Q: How do you ruin a Cummings diesel?

A: Wrap a Dodge truck around it.



Get the Chevy 3/4 ton 4x4. We have one at work and I'm very impressed with all aspects. (I think it's an 08?)

[AAJagerX]

The Chevy Duramax diesel paired with the Allison transmission is a match made in heaven.  Don't even think about the Dodge.

EDIT:  Also, Chevy is the only one to offer the Eaton G80 full locking rear differential.  Ford and Dodge use a limited slip, which isn't nearly as good.

[uptown]

If it were me I'd go with the Chevy Duramax. Single turbo... provided I wasn't going to pull alot of heavy loads.

[JOACH1M]

Im not going to be towing anything heavy At most a 2 place snowmobile trailer. I want to put bigger turbo on it just for the added power 

With dodge trucks I notice seem to rust out worse then the Chevy trucks I have seen online. I don't want to spend anything more the 19000

[AAJagerX]

Im not going to be towing anything heavy At most a 2 place snowmobile trailer. I want to put bigger turbo on it just for the added power 

With dodge trucks I notice seem to rust out worse then the Chevy trucks I have seen online. I don't want to spend anything more the 19000

Where are you from Joach?

[JOACH1M]

Where are you from Joach?

Michigan

[AAJagerX]

Gotcha.  I know a guy that may be selling a 02 Duramax.  Nice truck (leather and all that).  He's in Iowa. 

[JOACH1M]

Gotcha.  I know a guy that may be selling a 02 Duramax.  Nice truck (leather and all that).  He's in Iowa. 

Is it on Craigslist? I can search around iowa and other states nearby

[68ZooM]

Im not going to be towing anything heavy At most a 2 place snowmobile trailer. I want to put bigger turbo on it just for the added power 

With dodge trucks I notice seem to rust out worse then the Chevy trucks I have seen online. I don't want to spend anything more the 19000

Have you though of buying a Truck outa state? low humidity states offer the best rust free trucks and cars.

[saggs]

im looking at diesel trucks...dont ask why i have always liked them. Anyway im looking at dodge and chevy, i dont want anything newer then a 04. i want to put a big fuel injection system with a turbo.

Not sure what you mean by "big fuel injection system"  Diesel are all fuel injected, or they wouldn't be diesels.  I wouldn't monkey with the injectors on any modern diesel if I was you, they can be under extreme pressure, like several thousand psi, the newest ones are well over 20,000 psi.  I wouldn't monkey with any of the aftermarket ECU chips/reflash like Banks etc either.  I've seen to many engines ruined by people hot rodding them by re-chipping.  I know for a fact that the Banks chip will melt the heads on the 6.0L Powerstrokes if you're not very careful.

I dont know much about diesel engines, but i hear cummin's engines are the best out there. Also another question, if i go with a turbo, should i go with a twin turbo or a single?

Any truck you buy that is mid '90s or newer is guaranteed to be a turbo, single.  There are aftermarket ball-bearing turbos that sound cooler then the stock ones, but I don't think they make a huge performance difference.  Both the Cummins in the dodge, and the Duramax (Isuzu) in the Chevy are great engines, as is the Powerstroke (International) in Fords.  They are all good, just different.

FWIW I've driven all 3 quite a lot, my father owns a 2004 Dodge Cummins, my brother a 2002 Ford Powerstroke (International) which he has now replaced with a Kenworth sleeper, and my work truck once was a 2006 Chevy Duramax (Isuzu)

All have there strong points, Cummins is a inline 6, while the powerstroke and duramax are V8s.  The V8s will cruise at higher speeds towing heavy loads slightly better, but the Cummins tows hills and stuff just as well and gets slightly better fuel economy.  IMO Chevy has the best automatic tranny for towing/hauling with the Alison, but they all work.

If I could build my perfect truck it would be the Duramax/Alison combo from a Chevy in a Ford body/interior.

PS.  If you end up looking at Powerstrokes, I'd recommend the 7.3L over the newer 6.0L. 

[AAJagerX]

Is it on Craigslist? I can search around iowa and other states nearby

Not as of now.  He's not 100% sure he's gonna let go of it yet.  I can let ya know if he does decide to sell it though.

[JOACH1M]

Have you though of buying a Truck outa state? low humidity states offer the best rust free trucks and cars.

The salt that we use on the roads eats away at the metal aswell.

Not sure what you mean by "big fuel injection system"  Diesel are all fuel injected, or they wouldn't be diesels.  I wouldn't monkey with the injectors on any modern diesel if I was you, they can be under extreme pressure, like several thousand psi, the newest ones are well over 20,000 psi.  I wouldn't monkey with any of the aftermarket ECU chips/reflash like Banks etc either.  I've seen to many engines ruined by people hot rodding them by re-chipping.  I know for a fact that the Banks chip will melt the heads on the 6.0L Powerstrokes if you're not very careful.

thanks  

[JOACH1M]

Not as of now.  He's not 100% sure he's gonna let go of it yet.  I can let ya know if he does decide to sell it though.

That would be great